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murdoch's conglomerate may now face more scrutiny. virginia senator jay rockefeller wants a government investigation of newscorp's operations in the u.s. murdoch presides over a $32 billion media and entertainment empire. it owns prestigious names like hollywood film studio 20th century fox, fox news channel, the "wall street journal," the "new york post" and many british newspapers, including the "sunday times." joining us now, porter bibb, managing partner of media tech capital, a media investment firm in new york. >> susie: hi, porter, nice to have you with us. >> great to be here, susie. >> porter, it cements like every other day there's an announcement of a business or merger or take over that the news corp is abandoning. how is this saga going to play out in just a matter of time before news corp breaks >> well i don't think news corp itself is going to be broken up or even slowed down very much by the tsunami of social public outcry, political outcry and probably legal outcry that is being launched against some of the managers
murdoch's conglomerate may now face more scrutiny. virginia senator jay rockefeller wants a government investigation of newscorp's operations in the u.s. murdoch presides over a $32 billion media and entertainment empire. it owns prestigious names like hollywood film studio 20th century fox, fox news channel, the "wall street journal," the "new york post" and many british newspapers, including the "sunday times." joining us now, porter bibb, managing partner of...
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. >> tom: the scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's newscorp has spread to the u.s. the f.b.i. has opened an investigation into whether murdoch newspapers targeted the phones of 9/11 victims. it comes as rupert murdoch and his son, james, have agreed to testify before a british parliamentary panel. next week, the group will look into phone hacking and bribery by employees of newscorp's british newspaper empire. today, rupert murdoch says his company will recover from any fallout. >> susie: small businesses are often called the engine of the nation's economy. that's why tonight's commentator believes it's key to teach the nation's kids to think like entrepreneurs. with tonight's "kids and cash," here's jack harris, president of junior achievement of georgia. >> for generations, we've been taught to believe in the american dream-- owning a house, buying a car, living the good life. but this generation of kids could be the first that might not do better financially than their parents. that's why it's so important to teach business to children at a young age. at junior achievement,
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it was the latest fallout from the firestorm of allegations that murdoch tabloids hacked into phones of celebrities, royals and even murder victims. we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: for decades, he's loomed over british politics. feted by politicians, rarely denied his wishes. but today, parliament rose up as one, all three main parties united, telling rupert murdoch he could not expand his media ownership here, right now. and he buckled. in a statement on their takeover plans, news corp said that it was too difficult to progress in this climate, but that news corp reserves the right to make an offer at a later date. >> i think this is the right decision, i've been saying that this company clearly needs to sort out the problems there are at news international, at the "news of the world." that must be the priority, not takeovers, so the right >> reporter: it's a huge blow for james murdoch, third in command at his father's company. buying b-sky-b was one of news corp's biggest projects long planned and potentially very lucrative. >> it fee
it was the latest fallout from the firestorm of allegations that murdoch tabloids hacked into phones of celebrities, royals and even murder victims. we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: for decades, he's loomed over british politics. feted by politicians, rarely denied his wishes. but today, parliament rose up as one, all three main parties united, telling rupert murdoch he could not expand his media ownership here, right now. and he buckled. in a...
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murdoch. days ago he closed the "news of the world" because his reputation was so tarnished by the allegations. tended his ago, we found out about the alleged hacking of the phone of the murder teenager in the phone of the parent of a stone victim and the families of seven victims that had been invaded, along with other shocking revelations. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. it is beyond belief that mr. murdoch could win this -- could expand his stake in the british media while this going on. >> rupert murdoch won a to increase its ownership of bskyb from 39% to 100%, because he would have had access to the vast amount of cash generated by the u.k.'s biggest tv business. in the past, bskyb's profits were around 1 billion pounds, which would have been useful to mr. murdoch at a time when his british newspapers have been struggling to maintain revenues. as for bskyb other shareholders, they have also paid a big
murdoch. days ago he closed the "news of the world" because his reputation was so tarnished by the allegations. tended his ago, we found out about the alleged hacking of the phone of the murder teenager in the phone of the parent of a stone victim and the families of seven victims that had been invaded, along with other shocking revelations. >> this is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations about phone hacking. it is beyond belief...
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in britain is a must see for most of the country as rupert murdoch his son and the seas to former u.k. see face angry and will make his life the trio's arriving a poem and to answer questions on the phone hacking and police bribery claims at the now axed news of the wild well in another grim a twist to the story the whistleblower who exposed the news of the world phone hacking scandal has been found dead police are treating it as unexplained but say at this stage there's no evidence of anything suspicious. the scandal has shaken the press politicians and police having already taken down britain's two top cops as they were metropole it's another place to britain's police force after a string of high profile areas and we see where they're going. ian tomlinson died in london's g. twenty protest in two thousand and nine after being pushed to the ground by p.c. simon harwood harwood's said he'd been prevented from giving first date by a bottle throwing more up he later admitted that happened happened john schollers damon as as shot by police in a london underground station in two thousand
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in great britain is a must see for most of the country is rupert murdoch and his son have been facing angry lawmakers these the latest pictures coming through but within the last few minutes it's taken another dramatic twist a protest broke into the westminster committee chamber we've got more about that a bit later now the hearing into phone hacking and police bribery claims that the now x. news of the world has been suspended as the problem is dealt with r.t. . lauren. london for us there is huge interest in it and we are seeing jamison murdoch being interviewed by piece together they are being asked some tricky questions by m.p.'s which is what the public wanted james murdoch says that when the when the hacking investigation was closed the staff at news international relied heavily on the fact that the police at that there was nothing further to be investigated they also relied on a decision by the press complaints commission that said nothing further no nothing to see here and also on the outside legal advice so they feel that they were within their rights to not look at phone hac
in great britain is a must see for most of the country is rupert murdoch and his son have been facing angry lawmakers these the latest pictures coming through but within the last few minutes it's taken another dramatic twist a protest broke into the westminster committee chamber we've got more about that a bit later now the hearing into phone hacking and police bribery claims that the now x. news of the world has been suspended as the problem is dealt with r.t. . lauren. london for us there is...
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is investigating whether a rupert murdoch tabloid in london tried to access voicemails of 9/11 victims. and murdoch defended his handling of the scandal, speaking to "the wall street journal," which he also owns. he said he's just getting annoyed at all the criticism of his company. a federal judge in washington has declared a mistrial just two days into the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens. the judge acted after prosecutors showed the jury some evidence that had already been disallowed. clemens is accused of lying to congress when he said he never used steroids. he had nothing to say as he left the courthouse. the judge set a september hearing to decide on holding a new trial. a suicide bomber in afghanistan killed five people today at a memorial service for ahmed wali karzai-- half-brother of the afghan president. the bomber blew himself up at a kandahar mosque where the service was under way. president karzai was not attending. the attack came as a u.n. report said afghan civilian deaths are up 15 percent from a year ago. officials with the u.n. assistance mission in af
is investigating whether a rupert murdoch tabloid in london tried to access voicemails of 9/11 victims. and murdoch defended his handling of the scandal, speaking to "the wall street journal," which he also owns. he said he's just getting annoyed at all the criticism of his company. a federal judge in washington has declared a mistrial just two days into the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens. the judge acted after prosecutors showed the jury some evidence that had already...
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rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their bid for bskyb. this is in the wake of the hacking scandal. for more on how the deal went, here is the bbc's business editor. >> rupert murdoch, the great news mobile is in the news for what he would see as the wrong reasons. the great humiliations' of his career, the abandonment of his desire to get all of british news broadcasting. "we believe that the acquisition would benefit both companies it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate." this was the appalling climate for mr. murdoch. >> when such a serio
rupert murdoch's news corp. has dropped their bid for bskyb. >> they clearly need to do with the problems that news international. >> 21 people were killed in a financial capital. the fighting continues to rage in libya. colonel gaddafi's forces and the rebels are still in a tug of war. the last few days have brought an incredible reversal of fortune for rupert murdoch's media empire and today can get another blow. bowling to public and political pressure, news corp. withdrew their...
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an amazing u-turn from murdoch in the face of unprecedented. they said it's a victory for people up and down the land. they are all relieved for the minute that they don't have to make that decision in government, because that was going to be a very awkward moment when they had to decide one way or the other whether that could be approved. that has been taken off the table. the story is not over, though. the police investigation continues. there may be more arrests and maybe more fallout and maybe more allegations, and it's a global story now. there's talk about, you know, looking at whether they hacked into victim's of 9/11 in the u.s., and threats from a u.s. senator, jay rockefeller as well, and there is not confined to the uk now. >> the whole reason this broke is because of the voice mail that was hacked, the voice mail that belonged to a 13-year-old girl. her family met with the prime minister and their lawyer was there as well. he spoke publicly after the meeting. i want to play what he said and then ask you something about that. >> on b
an amazing u-turn from murdoch in the face of unprecedented. they said it's a victory for people up and down the land. they are all relieved for the minute that they don't have to make that decision in government, because that was going to be a very awkward moment when they had to decide one way or the other whether that could be approved. that has been taken off the table. the story is not over, though. the police investigation continues. there may be more arrests and maybe more fallout and...
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murdoch's executive -- and mr. murdoch's british operations. at some point, he needs to be seen off. >> we have continued fallout from this. they have identified 4000 possible phone hacking victims and hundreds more have contacted them saying that they might have been targeted. we have the latest on the investigation. >> this might have spelled the end to the biggest newspaper. the repercussions of its existence will continue. the police are facing questions. the military was shot by new allegations. hundreds of people might be victims. the police are struggling to cope with calls from people worried that their privacy has been breached. on top of that, the most senior policemen as a separate inquiry. the "news of the world," documents prove that journalists applied his officers' for stories. >> a small number of officers might have engaged in such a practice. that is what it is. i am determined to do what we should do. >> the former upload news of the world," editor told a court that he knew nothing about it. the reaction from campaigning labo
murdoch's executive -- and mr. murdoch's british operations. at some point, he needs to be seen off. >> we have continued fallout from this. they have identified 4000 possible phone hacking victims and hundreds more have contacted them saying that they might have been targeted. we have the latest on the investigation. >> this might have spelled the end to the biggest newspaper. the repercussions of its existence will continue. the police are facing questions. the military was shot...
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everybody needs murdoch's support. i think that eventually this is going to fade away. >> do you remember the phase willful blindness in connection with enron crimes? >> yes. it's looking the other way. >> do you think -- willful blindness will obtain in the case of prosecuting and perhaps convicting rupert? >> they may try. >> and his son. >> they may try. >> willful blind sentence. >> i don't think rupert has any -- hold it. i don't think rupert, as of now has any kind of criminal liability whatsoever. the people have a problem are below him. >> when you have a hot story, the editor, the people above say, how did you get that? it's diagnose to be very difficult to insulate the people at the top if these allegations prove true. >> let's see if we can >> thank you columbia, challenger, discovery, endeavour, and our ship atlantis. thank you for protecting us and bringing this program to such a fitting end. >> before daylight thursday morning, atlantis, the u.s. space shuttle, returned to earth. this landing brings the c
everybody needs murdoch's support. i think that eventually this is going to fade away. >> do you remember the phase willful blindness in connection with enron crimes? >> yes. it's looking the other way. >> do you think -- willful blindness will obtain in the case of prosecuting and perhaps convicting rupert? >> they may try. >> and his son. >> they may try. >> willful blind sentence. >> i don't think rupert has any -- hold it. i don't think...
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. >> what about james murdoch? >> he put it in a controlled performance using words extremely carefully. he was very well coached. he had very careful legal advice. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he knew what was going on. he was in a lot of difficulty particularly about signing the check for a million pounds. he maintained that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there was more "and use of the world," journalist involved. -- a news of the world," journalists involved. >> this is a day of parliamentary theater. did you find out anything that you did not know before? >> we found out that -- has an awesome right hook. i don't think it was a day for great forensic discovery. one of the most interesting things that emerged were in another room when some of the former senior policeman in all were testifying to the mps. we've learned some subtle but quite significant things, perhaps the most striking of which was that david cameron's chief of staff had declined a briefing
. >> what about james murdoch? >> he put it in a controlled performance using words extremely carefully. he was very well coached. he had very careful legal advice. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he knew what was going on. he was in a lot of difficulty particularly about signing the check for a million pounds. he maintained that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there was more "and use of the world," journalist involved....
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could there be a sunday without a murdoch tabloid? unthinkable, surely. >> despite today's announcement, the fallout from the scandal seems to be far from over. scotland yard say they have identified 4000 possible hacking victims. an inquiry will start into possible wrongdoing by police officers. we have the latest on that part of the case. >> this famous newspaper titles may have been confined to history, but the scrutiny of its methods goes on. britain's most senior policeman has officers investigating whether other officers were bribed by journalists. >> a small group of officers may have engaged in these practices. i will determine to do what we should do, and that is proceed to criminal courts. >> a former employee told the court last year as a witness that he knew nothing about payments from the police or to the police. e-mails have been provided the raise serious questions. >> someone from news international is misleading us. he has to answer a perjury charge, and that is very serious. >> tonight, it is reported that he will be
could there be a sunday without a murdoch tabloid? unthinkable, surely. >> despite today's announcement, the fallout from the scandal seems to be far from over. scotland yard say they have identified 4000 possible hacking victims. an inquiry will start into possible wrongdoing by police officers. we have the latest on that part of the case. >> this famous newspaper titles may have been confined to history, but the scrutiny of its methods goes on. britain's most senior policeman has...
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james murdoch thanked ms. brooks for her service. he said we support her as we takes the step to clear her name. >> one of the more vocal critics referred to her desire to remain on the bridge. >> she now says she likes to be on the bridge. i would not have liked her to be on the bridge. that is why she has gone, thank god. >> this afternoon, rupert murdoch acted to underline the apology offered by his former chief executive. he traveled to meet the family who lost their daughter and are among the alleged targets of the phone hacking. the shock expressed by her parents and sister has fuelled a sense of national outrage. >> mr. murdoch emerged after an hour to a barrage of questions. his lawyer eventually gave details of the conversation. >> he was humbled to give a full and sincere apology to the dowler family. we told him, the family told him, that his papers should lead the way to set the standard of honesty and decency in the field. >> tomorrow, rupert murdoch's signature will appear on an apology and everyone of their papers. he
james murdoch thanked ms. brooks for her service. he said we support her as we takes the step to clear her name. >> one of the more vocal critics referred to her desire to remain on the bridge. >> she now says she likes to be on the bridge. i would not have liked her to be on the bridge. that is why she has gone, thank god. >> this afternoon, rupert murdoch acted to underline the apology offered by his former chief executive. he traveled to meet the family who lost their...
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murdoch needed things from them. that never needed to be stated but everyone understood that that was hanging in the air and that's what this judicial inquiry has to get to the bottom of. >> i think murdoch's control of 37% of the britishress plus b sky b led to this conviction from tony blair to cameron that you had to have murdoch on your side. and, you know, when you're in britain you don't feel murdoch's running the show. i mean, you can read "the guardian," you can read t telegraph, you can read t daily expres you can read the f.t. but i just wonder but blair, i'm sure, would have won the election in 1997 without murdoch. it was the end of the toris just as it was the end of new labor in 2010. murdoch had his finger in the wind and he went with these guys but i don't myself bieve e elections uld have come out any differently withou so i think there was a kind of mythology that hadbuilt up. we have to have murdoch with us. and now it's the opposite. we have to trash him. >> rose: john burns, how much has been has
murdoch needed things from them. that never needed to be stated but everyone understood that that was hanging in the air and that's what this judicial inquiry has to get to the bottom of. >> i think murdoch's control of 37% of the britishress plus b sky b led to this conviction from tony blair to cameron that you had to have murdoch on your side. and, you know, when you're in britain you don't feel murdoch's running the show. i mean, you can read "the guardian," you can read t...
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like stop stories the murdoch media molecule grilled by british m.p.'s of religion phone hacking and bribery rupert murdoch his son and the former c.e.o. in the u.k. answered questions about the inner workings of the shamed of news of the world newspaper. israeli commandos take over a ship carrying pro palestinian activist to garza forcing another attempt to break the sea blockade of the region the vessels being taken out of the israeli port of ashdod. from powering up moscow says it's capable of meeting the energy demands of europe's biggest economy is the leaders of russia and germany you can handle. some past eleven pm here in moscow next about see the kaiser report arrivals the financial fairy tale with some economic heavyweights appear to be living in more of that surely than and then just over thirty minutes from now our channel will be off the air for a very little while for showed you all the technical they didn't work we were back in fact at six am g.m.t. there stead of the morning moscow time we very much look forward to having your company ag
like stop stories the murdoch media molecule grilled by british m.p.'s of religion phone hacking and bribery rupert murdoch his son and the former c.e.o. in the u.k. answered questions about the inner workings of the shamed of news of the world newspaper. israeli commandos take over a ship carrying pro palestinian activist to garza forcing another attempt to break the sea blockade of the region the vessels being taken out of the israeli port of ashdod. from powering up moscow says it's capable...
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too scared to confront the murdoch empire? >> a british company could not go and buy anything more than 20%, he has 30% of british sky. it is been argued that he has far too much power and they assume that his papers decide whether they will become the prime minister or the next government. that is totally unacceptable. >> it was your former boss who was one of the first to cozy up to rupert murdoch. >> if you ask him, and you can ask gordon brown. they used to be played up funny enough by rebecca brooks. they have far too much influence and they have produced this kind of scandal and it must top. >> are you confident that this will stop now that the public is so outraged by who else has been hacked? >> the public is rightfully outraged by this. there is a failure by the commission. the police have been cozying up. you can be assured that parliament would like a piece of this and across the party lines. we have to do something about the media moguls like mr. murdoch who are saying that everything will be adjusted by rebecca br
too scared to confront the murdoch empire? >> a british company could not go and buy anything more than 20%, he has 30% of british sky. it is been argued that he has far too much power and they assume that his papers decide whether they will become the prime minister or the next government. that is totally unacceptable. >> it was your former boss who was one of the first to cozy up to rupert murdoch. >> if you ask him, and you can ask gordon brown. they used to be played up...
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the murdochs seemed to be walking a line. they're saying they're hands-on executives who run a huge business but they don't know everything that is going on. they didn't know a lot of particulars here. how does that jibe with what's known about the way they formed and run their business? >> well, i think what they were doing was portraying themselves as capable executives and capable managers who nonetheless didn't know some of the operational details that... it doesn't quite jibe with what we know about particularly rupert murdoch, his love of newspapers although the company's future is really in media and entertainment and television. you know, he came up through newspapers that ink runs in his veins. he's known for calling up editors and suggesting new tips or even change in the headlines. when he first acquired the wall street journal he's said to enjoy prowling the news room and being invigorated by it. the idea he had no idea, its is possible. it is as he said, you know, that the news of the world less than 1% of his me
the murdochs seemed to be walking a line. they're saying they're hands-on executives who run a huge business but they don't know everything that is going on. they didn't know a lot of particulars here. how does that jibe with what's known about the way they formed and run their business? >> well, i think what they were doing was portraying themselves as capable executives and capable managers who nonetheless didn't know some of the operational details that... it doesn't quite jibe with...
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has just opened an investigation into allegations rupert murdoch's news corps sought to hack into the phones of victims of the september eleventh terrorist attacks this is a major news for a man many view as the king of his own empire and it also begs the close for a closer look into the tabloid industry in great britain some pundits have compared the news of the world to t m z but guess what the british tabloids actually are far more influential and powerful in many cases they can be kingmakers. so you are running for office and the tabloids like you that can be your ticket to victory is how it would have a huge circulation as well so if this empire collapses there could be some massive repercussions are says laura m. it takes a deeper look into the rise and fall of the news of the world. rupert murdoch's push to expand in british media has come to a halt public and political rage over thirteen hacking the sports news corp to drop its bid to buy satellite broadcaster b. sky b. but some say he's already killed the british press and they were saying it's far back as nine hundred eighty
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rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was just kind of unrealistic for them to pursue that right now. not saying perhaps they don't come back and have another go at it in six month's time. in terms of what will happen today, there's momentous developments today as well. right now is the deadline, we're told, fora bekaa brooks, the embattle embattled chief international to respond before a committee of politicians on wednesday. we're told 9:20 is the latest she could respond. after that who knows what will happen after that. theoretically she could be forced to attend by the sergeant at arms' office w
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that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24 hour news culture. big personality, scandal, bribery, hacking, celebrity, death. but one network has been reticent to dumpster dive into any aspect of the story other than their here is disappointment at some of their competitor's behavior. >> we have serious problems in this country right now. we are teetering on default and what do they do? they talk about this. >> virtually every tabloid is guilty of some kind of offense. >> why are so many people piling on? we know it's a hacking scandal. shouldn't we get beyond it? >> the left has been out to
that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24...
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should the right to see so as an investigation is now underway in britain allegations that murdoch's companies hacked the cell phones of nine eleven victims are also bringing the anger to america in fact several of the lawmakers democrats and republicans are already calling for a d.o.j. investigation and a murdoch's news corp here in the states senator jay rockefeller and frank lautenberg have both raise a very fair point and the u.k. news outlets had no fear of dabbling in illegal activity it's what's to stop the u.s. branches of news corp from doing the same thing and in fact that lumbered went on to say further investigation may reveal that current reports. only scratching the surface of the problem at news corp accordingly i am requesting that the d.o.j. and as he see examine these circumstances and determine whether u.s. laws have been violated the families of the victims of nine eleven have also come forward supporting the call for a probe into whether or not murdoch took advantage of the personal information for the sake of a big story so as news corp by itself in the middle o
should the right to see so as an investigation is now underway in britain allegations that murdoch's companies hacked the cell phones of nine eleven victims are also bringing the anger to america in fact several of the lawmakers democrats and republicans are already calling for a d.o.j. investigation and a murdoch's news corp here in the states senator jay rockefeller and frank lautenberg have both raise a very fair point and the u.k. news outlets had no fear of dabbling in illegal activity...
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media mogul rupert murdoch has said sorry to the family of a murdered british schoolgirl who is mobile phone was hacked by his newspaper while she was still missing the revelation of the best selling news of the world to be axed last sunday after one hundred and eighty three years murdoch's apology came as the embattled chief executive of his u.k. operation and the paper's former editor finally quit rebecca brooks still has to face a parliamentary committee on tuesday along with murdoch and his son james in another blow to the tycoon his long serving a right hand man in america is leaving as well news corps also creaking on the claims of the phones of nine eleven victims but it's also used in the reports audiences are tight for sleaze means the tabloids will survive. sex drugs cheating and lies phony political scandal flashing dirty laundry the made up celebrity gossip and crime stories almost beyond human imagination. all this is served on a platter and sold for a couple of quarters by tabloids headless marilyn topless bar or something to kids moms in the freezer. i bought it veteran
media mogul rupert murdoch has said sorry to the family of a murdered british schoolgirl who is mobile phone was hacked by his newspaper while she was still missing the revelation of the best selling news of the world to be axed last sunday after one hundred and eighty three years murdoch's apology came as the embattled chief executive of his u.k. operation and the paper's former editor finally quit rebecca brooks still has to face a parliamentary committee on tuesday along with murdoch and his...
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this afternoon, rupert murdoch acted to underline -- >> this afternoon are rupert murdoch acted to underline her actions, traveling to see his daughter. -- to see the family of and the daughter that was the victim that has sparked this outrage. >> it was a private meeting. i was appalled to find out what had happened. that is why i went there to apologize. >> this solicitor's vote for the family. >> he was humbled to give -- spoke for the family. >> he was humbled to give a full and sincere apology to the family. the dollar family told him -- dowler family told him that his paper should lead the way to set the standard for honesty and decency, and not what has gone before. >> tomorrow, rupert murdoch's signature will appear on a further apology in every one of the u.k. papers. the news of the world was in the business of holding others to account, he said, and it failed when it came to itself. rebecca brooks may have left the bridge, but her role in this forthcoming story will ensure she remains in the headlines. the fallout continues on both sides -- >> the fallout continues on both sides o
this afternoon, rupert murdoch acted to underline -- >> this afternoon are rupert murdoch acted to underline her actions, traveling to see his daughter. -- to see the family of and the daughter that was the victim that has sparked this outrage. >> it was a private meeting. i was appalled to find out what had happened. that is why i went there to apologize. >> this solicitor's vote for the family. >> he was humbled to give -- spoke for the family. >> he was humbled...
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rupert murdoch loses a lieutenant's on both sides of the atlantic as the screws tighten on a media empire built on peddling sleeves and targeting victims. and libya's bank balance of power sheer size of the u.s. joins others in recognizing rebel or thorpey and allows them access to cash. just after two pm on saturday here in moscow you with art scene show welcome to the program eight out of nineteen european banks have failed stress tests on whether they could withstand another financial crisis and none were in italy which it hopes might help the country to fend off its spiraling costs along with the seventy billion euro cuts which parliament passed on friday but as i think sara further points there's only so much that can be done before the people take power into their hands. as they gather. in the greek battle continue dark times keep now like. everybody here. is afraid for the future if you think it's really looking only increasing the unstable ground can you hear a write out this financial still this is real. something quite frankly if indeed it will he really goes into big trouble on
rupert murdoch loses a lieutenant's on both sides of the atlantic as the screws tighten on a media empire built on peddling sleeves and targeting victims. and libya's bank balance of power sheer size of the u.s. joins others in recognizing rebel or thorpey and allows them access to cash. just after two pm on saturday here in moscow you with art scene show welcome to the program eight out of nineteen european banks have failed stress tests on whether they could withstand another financial crisis...
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rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m p's over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the furor moves across the atlantic with reports of nine eleven victims phones were targeted as a continuing outrage and disgrace and golf has once impregnable media empire. rescuers are preparing to live the russian cruiser that sank in the volga river in minutes claiming almost one hundred thirty lives. the operation to raise the sunken bulgaria has begun hopefully providing answers the grieving relatives and investigators will bring you all the details from the recovery site in just a moment. and broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is r.t. i'm john thomas let's take a look at your top headlines eight out of ninety one european banks have failed stress tests designed to ensure they could withstand another financial crisis five of those are in spain the country commonly seen as the next weakest link in the euro zone on friday italy passed seventy billion euro. as of public spending cuts to slash its whopping bud
rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m p's over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the furor moves across the atlantic with reports of nine eleven victims phones were targeted as a continuing outrage and disgrace and golf has once impregnable media empire. rescuers are preparing to live the russian cruiser that sank in the volga river in minutes claiming almost one hundred thirty lives. the operation to raise the sunken...
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rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m.p.'s over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the fear moves across the atlantic with the reports nine eleven victims of phones were targeted as continuing outrage and disgrace engulfs is once impregnable media empire. and preparation work is underway to lift a russian cruiser from the bottom of the volga river the operation is aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel sank within the last of the one hundred thirty one. next watch the first part of our special report about anti-nuclear activists who are trying to open the world's eyes to the danger of atomic disaster . the nuclear age is the first sixty years oh. i can describe exactly how an underground test was done. there were three two one zero almost you couldn't hear anything about there was no noise at all and in the ground lifted up. we live under the threat of increasingly sophisticated weapons. in two thousand one hundred eighty eight states parties to the one proliferation treaty signed onto a statement p
rupert murdoch floods the british media with i'm sorry messages days before a grilling by m.p.'s over the news of the world phone hacking scandal meanwhile the fear moves across the atlantic with the reports nine eleven victims of phones were targeted as continuing outrage and disgrace engulfs is once impregnable media empire. and preparation work is underway to lift a russian cruiser from the bottom of the volga river the operation is aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel sank within...
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will particularly work everyone is watching for tuesday's committee where rupert murdoch and his son james will appear so it'll be interesting to see that but i think we should remember that the prime minister here and we would probably know today because it's saturday said the truth is we've all been in this together the press politicians and leaders of all parties and yes that includes me very sorry indictment for democracy in this country and coming through the house i suppose one could say that it was multinationals who are using murdoch in a way so they're lobbying rupert murdoch gets the big companies big multinationals and so forth that seem to get things done by there are helping m.p.'s behind me perhaps not as bad as in washington but i do think it's the end of outside influences outside on democratic forces as regards influences on the parliamentarians behind me it is interesting that he owned these newspapers and they always say rupert murdoch loves newspapers he basically had newspapers so that he could manipulate monopoly concerns over his broadcast interests which actua
will particularly work everyone is watching for tuesday's committee where rupert murdoch and his son james will appear so it'll be interesting to see that but i think we should remember that the prime minister here and we would probably know today because it's saturday said the truth is we've all been in this together the press politicians and leaders of all parties and yes that includes me very sorry indictment for democracy in this country and coming through the house i suppose one could say...
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murdoch is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes into possible hacking in the united states or even congressional hearings, there are cautionary tales for lawmakers, reports that tabloids sometimes turntables for those who investigate them. most of those accounts date back to well before the scandal blew back in the media in recent weeks. media standards trust tells us when british parliamentarians look into the tabloid press a couple of years ago, he heard allegations that they were discouraged from repeatedly inviting rebecca brooks, one of murdoch's top execs to receive. >> the allegation was they were told, members were told do not invite her again. do not press this one, do not push it because if you do, you're regret it. and that was made very clear to them. >> reporter: contacted by cnn, a news corporation spokeman would not comment on that allegation. >> are you concerned they might hit back at you, dig into your personal life or whatever? >> i'm not worried about my personal life nor am i
murdoch is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes into possible hacking in the united states or even congressional hearings, there are cautionary tales for lawmakers, reports that tabloids sometimes turntables for those who investigate them. most of those accounts date back to well before the scandal blew back in the media in recent weeks. media standards trust tells us when british parliamentarians look into the tabloid press a couple of years ago, he heard allegations...
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murdoch said he could not make the hearing. parliament plans to issue a formal summons, but it's not clear that murdoch can be forced to testify because he's not a british citizen. >>> india says did not see it coming. there was no intelligence a terror attack was imminent. the three bombs that exploded in mumbai yesterday killed 18 people. investigators still don't know who is behind the explosions. >> the fact that the street blast took place within minutes of each other separated by perhaps eight to ten minutes shows that it was a coordinated terror attack. >>> the credit rating agency said it is considering a downgrade. it's concerned that debt ceiling talks haven't produced a deal yet. the president and congressional leaders need an agreement by august 2nd, or the u.s. risks defaulting on its bills. both sides will meet again today, the sixth time since last thursday. things got a bit hot yesterday. the president told house majority leader, eric cantor, don't call my bluff, and he abruptly left the room. >> reporter: the p
murdoch said he could not make the hearing. parliament plans to issue a formal summons, but it's not clear that murdoch can be forced to testify because he's not a british citizen. >>> india says did not see it coming. there was no intelligence a terror attack was imminent. the three bombs that exploded in mumbai yesterday killed 18 people. investigators still don't know who is behind the explosions. >> the fact that the street blast took place within minutes of each other...
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., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented pro
., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done....